The UNL Panhandle Research & Extension Center & North Platte Valley Water Association are sponsoring a meeting for area producers on
"Managing with Limited Water"
8:00 am - Noon - Thursday, April 25th
at the Gering Civic Center
~ No Cost & Open to the Public ~
Topics & Presenters include:
- Water supply forecasts for irrigation projects, by Dennis Strauch, manager of Pathfinder Irrigation District
- Changes in groundwater allocation rules, by North Platte Natural Resources District General Manager Ron Cacek
- Explanation of deficit irrigation, by Gary Hergert, soils and fertility specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln;
- Demonstration of the Water Optimizer, a UNL Extension spreadsheet that producers can use to help prioritize the best uses for limited water supplies, Gary Stone and Jessica Johnson, UNL Extension educators
- Panel discussion about irrigation district operations, representatives of Pathfinder Irrigation District, Gering-Fort Laramie Irrigation District, and Farmers Irrigation District
- Crop insurance outlook, by David Petersen, RCIS, area claims supervisor
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